Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom vs Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
CA metro vs VA metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk(5/6 categories)
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
CA · 2.4M
1
categories won
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
VA · 1.8M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Home Value
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Median Income
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom wins
Affordability Score
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Unemployment
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Violent Crime
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Metric
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,800/mo | $1,465/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $94,992✓ | $79,325 |
| Median Home Value | $587,600 | $343,700✓ |
| Metro Population | 2.4M✓ | 1.8M |
| Rent as % of Income | 23% | 22%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 55/100 | 56/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2% | 2.9%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 236/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k | 1659/100k✓ |
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
CA
Median Rent
$1,800/mo
Median Income
$94,992
Home Value
$587,600
Population
2.4M
2.4M residentsView profile →
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
VA
Median Rent
$1,465/mo
Median Income
$79,325
Home Value
$343,700
Population
1.8M
1.8M residentsView profile →
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